Cantabria
autonomous community of Spain
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Summary
Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. Cantabria draws 9,636 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous community of spain category, ranking #11 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Cantabrian Sea[5]
- Head of government: María José Sáenz de Buruaga[6]
- Capital: Santander[7]
- Shares border with: Asturias[8], Castile and León[9], Basque Country[10]
- Anthem: Himno a la Montaña[11]
- Follows: Province of Santander[12]
- Flag: flag of Cantabria[13]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Cantabria[14]
- Commons category: Cantabria[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[16], UTC+02:00[17]
- Occupant: Cantabrian people[18]
- Has part(s): Cantabria Province[19]
- Inception: 1982[20]
- Highest point: Peña Vieja[21]
- Official website: https://www.cantabria.es[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cantabria[23]
- Commons gallery: Cantabria[24]
- Population: 580,295[25], 580,229[26], 584,507[27], 591,563[28]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cantabria[29]
- Office held by head of government: President of Cantabria[30]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[34], New International Encyclopedia[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cantabria[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cantabria[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Cantabria covers an area of 5321 km²[38].
Why It Matters
Cantabria has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Cantabria is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]